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WHI Unit 10 Test

Islam and the Middle East Test Review

TermDefinition
montheism belief in one God
Allah Islamic name for God
Mecca holiest city in the Islamic Religion
Medina 2nd holist city in the Islamic Religion
Jerusalem 3rd holiest city in the Islamic Religion
Arabian Peninsula Islam started on this physical peninsula
Saudi Arabia modern-day country where Islam began
Muhammad Founder of Islam
Prophet Muhammad is considered a ___ in the Islamic tradition
Quran holy book of Islam
Five Pillars Core teachings of Islam
Faith 5 Pillars ________ in Allah
Alms 5 Pillars ______ charity to others
Prayer 5 Pillars ________ five times a day facing Mecca
Fasting 5 Pillars ________ during holy month of Ramadan from sunrise to sundown
Pilgrimage 5 Pillars ________ to Mecca once in a lifetime
Kaaba located in Mecca, in Arabic it means cube
Dome of the Rock located in Jerusalem, site of Muhammad's ascension in to Heaven
Africa, Asia, Balkan Peninsula Islam started in the region of the Middle East and then spread rapidly to-
Sunni One group of Islamic believers (leader can be any person of Islamic faith)
Shiite or Shi'a One group of Islamic believers (leader must be a person of Islamic faith related to Muhammad)
caliph Islamic faith leader
leadership The initial split between Muslims was over ____ and choosing of the caliph
Muslim person who is a follower of Islam
Baghdad Mecca was the first capital of the Islamic Empire, but it was eventually moved to ____, in modern-day Iraq
Arabic language of Islamic writing and was used to develop numerals
Achievements Growth of universities, Algebra, Medicine, Lateen Sail are all Scientific and Mathematical ____
Battle of Tours Occurred in modern-day Spain and the Franks (France) stopped Muslim armies from pushing any further North into Europe
Crusades 200 year religious war started by RCC over control of lands in the Middle East
Saladin Defeated RCC Crusaders and took back control of Damascus and Jerusalem
Ottoman Turks conquered Byzantine Empire in 1456AD
Istanbul Renamed by Islamic Ottomans, used to be Constantinople
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